Jason Winer

Jason Winer

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"My fondest Orioles moment has an unhappy ending," said director Jason Winer, whose projects include "Modern Family" and the new NBC comedy "1600 Penn." "I was alone in a hotel room during a super cheesy commercial shoot in Minneapolis, Minn. I knew no one in town but that was OK because the Orioles were on TV and they were providing both a warm connection to home and an incredibly exciting night of baseball. They were in the ALCS! Unfortunately this was 1996. And I was watching game one against the Yankees. Like I said ... unhappy ending."

"My fondest Orioles moment has an unhappy ending," said director Jason Winer, whose projects include "Modern Family" and the new NBC comedy "1600 Penn." "I was alone in a hotel room during a super cheesy commercial shoot in Minneapolis, Minn. I knew no one in town but that was OK because the Orioles were on TV and they were providing both a warm connection to home and an incredibly exciting night of baseball. They were in the ALCS! Unfortunately this was 1996. And I was watching game one against the Yankees. Like I said ... unhappy ending." (Handout photo)

"My fondest Orioles moment has an unhappy ending," said director Jason Winer, whose projects include "Modern Family" and the new NBC comedy "1600 Penn." "I was alone in a hotel room during a super cheesy commercial shoot in Minneapolis, Minn. I knew no one in town but that was OK because the Orioles were on TV and they were providing both a warm connection to home and an incredibly exciting night of baseball. They were in the ALCS! Unfortunately this was 1996. And I was watching game one against the Yankees. Like I said ... unhappy ending."